The Best Birthday Ever!

Hello Everyone! I cant believe it's been so long since I posted...I know I have posted much anyway, even though I want to....I just have SO much I wanna say it's hard to decide what is note-worthy. But this is definitely worth writing about....and once again please forgive me for my lack of "writing skills", my thoughts are jumbled but I hope you get the point none-the-less.

Merry Christmas! I know it's a day late but I hope that everyone had a GOOD Christmas. And by good I don't mean I hope you all got exactly what you wanted or even that your family got along or that your dinner turned out right. My prayer is that everyone had a good Christmas because of not what Christmas is....But because of WHO it's about. Think about it... On December 25th every year we get to reflect back on the birth of GOD himself-yes it was His son, but still He was God. Our God, the only God in the universe, came to earth as a baby-seriously that alone blows my mind. Think about how HELPLESS and NEEDY babies are, they HAVE to have someone to take care of them basically every moment from the time they are born. We have to feed them, make sure they stay healthy, change their diapers, love on them, watch over them and on and on, the list doesn't end. And to think that the God who created music, elephants and photosynthesis and everything in between CHOOSE to humble Himself enough to come to our sin-filled planet and not only live us or live FOR us but He relied on "us" to take care of Him. Mary had to nurse Him daily and protect him- just like any other mother would the only difference is that her son had come to save her. In my opinion it's crazy enough that Jesus came and lived here and suffered through temptation and dependence on air, food, water and sleep but that He came and DIED He suffered through a humiliating death on a cross, He was spit on and He was beaten, and He knew all of that was going to happen and He did it anyway.

Sometimes I wonder if there could have been an easier way, which is obviously is not up to me HOW He did it and I am ETERNALLY grateful that He did but I think the thing that is absolutely outstanding to me is that He didn't have to. Ever since creation we have rejected God and sinned against Him and yet He has ALWAYS loved us. And He always will. He is such a big God and a perfect God that He laid down the life that He didn't have to live in order to save us. Of which, even after ALL that, the only He asks of us is to BELIEVE in Him. That's it. He paid the ultimate price and it feels like we still get a "get out of jail free" card, because He doesn't force us to believe or force us to anything He gave up everything so that someday we might be able simply spend eternity with Him. That is CRAZY amazing! And this Christmas I constantly pondered that simple truth. And it has given me such a heart of thankfulness. I am not kidding when I say I would have been blessed if I got absolutely NOTHING this Christmas because I have the best GIFT that's ever been given and that my friends is a savior who loves me because of who He is not because of who I am.

This past month every single one of my prayers has started with "thank you God" over and over and over again. And has ended the same. I honestly cannot express how thankful I am-not only for God but for the abundant blessings He has bestowed upon me. And I am completely undeserving of all of them but He still blesses me. We serve a HOLY God who can never be defined who can never be explained and can never be changed-how cool is that!!

SO...with that said I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas because of who God is.

**Lord, I am thankful that I can come before you in prayer and that you have allowed a way for me to talk to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. You are the creator of the whole universe and yet you care about me and the details of my life and you love me. Not because of me but because of You! Thank YOU! I love you and in your name. AMEN!**